Which colleges are most affordable for Texas residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Texas residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Texas.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock Christian University | 3600 | 45100 | 0.9201 | 1,322 | 1070 | 0.7319 | |
| 2 | Rice University | 5100 | 85000 | 0.9402 | 4,789 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
| 3 | Dallas College | 5600 | 16500 | 0.6604 | 125,613 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | University of Houston-Victoria | 8100 | 39300 | 0.7946 | 2,707 | 930 | 0.7671 | |
| 5 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 8600 | 27300 | 0.683 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9401 | |
| 6 | Midland College | 9000 | 20400 | 0.5582 | 5,219 | 0 | 0.5765 | |
| 7 | Trinity Valley Community College | 9500 | 24900 | 0.6167 | 5,300 | 0 | 0.9653 | |
| 8 | Weatherford College | 10500 | 11900 | 0.1175 | 5,440 | 0 | 0.5405 | |
| 9 | Wiley University | 10700 | 25000 | 0.5716 | 636 | 0 | 0.9735 | |
| 10 | Jarvis Christian University | 11100 | 31000 | 0.6414 | 730 | 845 | 0.9336 | |
| 11 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 11200 | 25100 | 0.5525 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 12 | San Jacinto Community College | 11400 | 14300 | 0.2029 | 31,812 | 1140 | 1 | |
| 13 | Galveston College | 11800 | 26200 | 0.5503 | 2,119 | 0 | 0.999 | |
| 14 | Texas Woman's University | 12000 | 23300 | 0.4846 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 14 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 12000 | 21100 | 0.4326 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 16 | Grayson College | 12100 | 17100 | 0.2925 | 4,176 | 0 | 0.9259 | |
| 17 | Texas College | 12300 | 21700 | 0.4322 | 644 | 0 | 0.426 | |
| 18 | Midwestern State University | 12400 | 21800 | 0.4289 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 18 | Sul Ross State University | 12400 | 27300 | 0.5463 | 1,441 | 1000 | 0.9562 | |
| 20 | East Texas A&M University | 13000 | 30100 | 0.5681 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 21 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14100 | 46200 | 0.6942 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 22 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 14200 | 18800 | 0.2446 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 23 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24600 | 0.4089 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 24 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 14700 | 26700 | 0.4518 | 6,706 | 965 | 0.92 | |
| 24 | Trinity University | 14700 | 61200 | 0.7607 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 26 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15000 | 22700 | 0.3375 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 26 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 15000 | 34000 | 0.5588 | 1,760 | 1000 | 0.8014 | |
| 28 | Tyler Junior College | 15500 | 19000 | 0.1876 | 11,977 | 0 | 0.2816 | |
| 29 | University of North Texas | 15700 | 25800 | 0.392 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 30 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 15900 | 25000 | 0.3655 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 31 | Lamar University | 16400 | 23000 | 0.2845 | 8,218 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 32 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 16600 | 25800 | 0.3544 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 32 | University of Houston | 16600 | 23100 | 0.2815 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 34 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16800 | 48400 | 0.6538 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 35 | Collin County Community College District | 17000 | 35700 | 0.5233 | 39,552 | 0 | 0.9836 | |
| 36 | Sam Houston State University | 17100 | 23000 | 0.2574 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 37 | Navarro College | 17200 | 26500 | 0.3529 | 6,557 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 17400 | 25000 | 0.3028 | 7,683 | 1120 | 0.9402 | |
| 39 | Prairie View A & M University | 17900 | 25400 | 0.2957 | 8,836 | 970 | 0.7794 | |
| 40 | Texas A&M International University | 18000 | 25100 | 0.2844 | 7,004 | 1020 | 0.4596 | |
| 41 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 18100 | 20800 | 0.1286 | 8,320 | 1074 | 0.8858 | |
| 41 | University of St Thomas | 18100 | 50200 | 0.64 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 43 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 18300 | 27800 | 0.341 | 31,112 | 1114 | 0.8129 | |
| 44 | Texas Southern University | 18500 | 25500 | 0.275 | 6,619 | 915 | 0.9335 | |
| 45 | Paul Quinn College | 18800 | 31200 | 0.3996 | 600 | 865 | 0.3381 | |
| 46 | Hardin-Simmons University | 19300 | 47900 | 0.5978 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.862 | |
| 47 | McMurry University | 19400 | 60500 | 0.6793 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 48 | Wayland Baptist University | 19800 | 36500 | 0.4576 | 2,087 | 925 | 0.5596 | |
| 49 | Nelson University | 20000 | 53900 | 0.63 | 1,413 | 1020 | 0.8423 | |
| 50 | North American University | 20300 | 36700 | 0.4474 | 609 | 0 | 0.227 | |
| 51 | Texas Wesleyan University | 20400 | 71200 | 0.7135 | 1,910 | 1050 | 0.6239 | |
| 52 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2583 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 53 | St. Mary's University | 20800 | 70400 | 0.7047 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 54 | Angelo State University | 21000 | 23100 | 0.0923 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 54 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,130 | 1095 | 0.5256 | |
| 56 | University of the Incarnate Word | 21100 | 73200 | 0.7118 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9815 | |
| 57 | Schreiner University | 21300 | 52600 | 0.595 | 1,120 | 935 | 0.853 | |
| 58 | Southwestern Adventist University | 21400 | 49900 | 0.5708 | 813 | 1064 | 0.5552 | |
| 59 | Dallas Christian College | 22100 | 50600 | 0.5629 | 278 | 936 | 0.8403 | |
| 59 | West Texas A & M University | 22100 | 22500 | 0.0181 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 61 | East Texas Baptist University | 22300 | 58800 | 0.6204 | 1,634 | 1025 | 0.5776 | |
| 62 | Texas Tech University | 23700 | 28100 | 0.1562 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 63 | Saint Edward's University | 23800 | 91800 | 0.7412 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 64 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 24000 | 58200 | 0.587 | 1,147 | 990 | 0.7246 | |
| 65 | LeTourneau University | 24200 | 54200 | 0.5533 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 66 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 24700 | 30700 | 0.1934 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 67 | Huston-Tillotson University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1166 | 982 | 925 | 0.6769 | |
| 68 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25900 | 53800 | 0.5193 | 2,803 | 1085 | 0.9576 | |
| 69 | Houston Christian University | 26200 | 55600 | 0.5288 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 70 | Texas Lutheran University | 26800 | 55400 | 0.5159 | 1,319 | 1140 | 0.9571 | |
| 71 | Arlington Baptist University | 27800 | 41900 | 0.336 | 268 | 0 | 0.7923 | |
| 72 | Austin College | 27900 | 83100 | 0.6646 | 1,167 | 1214 | 0.4765 | |
| 73 | Dallas Baptist University | 29100 | 72000 | 0.5955 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 74 | University of Dallas | 29800 | 79200 | 0.6241 | 1,444 | 1235 | 0.5344 | |
| 75 | Southwestern University | 29900 | 93900 | 0.6812 | 1,440 | 1240 | 0.4305 | |
| 76 | Howard Payne University | 34600 | 54500 | 0.3648 | 768 | 1030 | 0.6769 | |
| 77 | Concordia University Texas | 35100 | 45800 | 0.2346 | 1,391 | 990 | 0.9106 | |
| 78 | Abilene Christian University | 36200 | 58900 | 0.3857 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 79 | Baylor University | 38700 | 66500 | 0.4189 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 80 | Texas Christian University | 41800 | 76900 | 0.4561 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 81 | Southern Methodist University | 42500 | 83200 | 0.49 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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